A new digital library: Zendy launches in Saudi Arabia
Feb 7, 2021 |
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 7th February, 2021: Zendy, the first subscription-based library for scholarly literature in MENA, has launched in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi 2030 vision aims to move towards a culture of research, innovation and entrepreneurship. Zendy plans to support this vision by providing researchers, students, and other knowledge enthusiasts access to thousands of articles, e-books and scholarly resources.
Zendy’s mission is to break down barriers to scholarly discovery by providing individuals world-wide affordable access to the world’s latest research and literature. Traditionally academic literature is hidden behind expensive paywalls or restricted to those who are affiliated with a larger organisation.
Kamran R. Kardan, Founder and CEO of Knowledge E, says, “We are extremely excited to launch Zendy in Saudi Arabia, to increase the visibility of research in the Kingdom and promote education for all. Saudi Arabia is striving towards becoming a knowledge-based economy and, by expanding Zendy’s presence to the country, we aim to drive this shift forward.”
Zendy first launched in Jordan in late 2019, and the online library has since accumulated thousands of users across North Africa and the Middle East. It hosts over 120,000 publications including more than 30,000 journals and 30,000 e-books. Zendy also allows users to save searches, export citations and navigate easily according to material type, subject, publication title, language and more.
To celebrate Zendy’s launch, all Saudi Arabia users will receive a 50% discount on the yearly plan by using the discount code SAUDILAUNCH50 when subscribing.
Click here to start your scholarly journey with Zendy.
About Zendy
Zendy was created to facilitate access to academic literature. By addressing the key challenges that we face with traditional ways of finding relevant, high-quality, academic content, Zendy strives to provide peace of mind to all students, researchers, professionals and knowledge enthusiasts.
Zendy is developed by Knowledge E in a growing collaboration with researchers, students, institutions and publishers. Zendy democratises access to content by making it more affordable and accessible. There are no limitations on reading, just simple access to scholarly resources.
About Knowledge E
Established in 2012, Knowledge E’s name was fast to become synonymous with collaboration, professionalism and innovation. Head-quartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and supported by a team of over 40 highly engaged professionals, Knowledge E works closely with over 200 clients world-wide from various types of organisations and government entities within the research and education sector to support their continued innovation and development. This is achieved by providing leading expertise, information resources and software solutions. Since its inception, Knowledge E has prudently expanded its expertise, services and technology in line with its vision of developing ‘a more knowledgeable world’.
Knowledge E’s three core offerings are the 3D’s; ‘Discover’, ‘Develop’ and ‘Disseminate’. ‘Discover’ powered by Zendy, through the KnE Digital Library Solutions for research literature discovery, as well as tailored content packages; ‘Develop’ through the KnE Training Programmes, supporting capacity building and skills development within academia as well as the KnE Consulting Projects, serving universities on their mission to become ‘world-class universities’; and ‘Disseminate’ through the KnE Publishing Services and the platform for Open Access publishing of regional journals and conference proceedings.
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We Are Proud to Be a Gold Sponsor at PLANNER
We are excited to announce that Zendy is a Gold Sponsor at PLANNER 2024, a biennial convention with a special focus to uplift academic libraries in the North-Eastern region of India Zendy’s Co-founder, Kamran R. Kardan, will be speaking about how Zendy's AI-powered tools, the next generation for academic research, have an impact on the research process, making it more accessible and easy to use as AI keeps evolving academic sector The theme of the event is “Libraries in the AI Era: Applications and Perspectives”When? 19-21 SeptemberWhere? The event is organized by INFLIBNET Centre at Rajiv Gandhi University. If you're attending PLANNER 2024, make sure you visit our booth. For more information please reach out to hello@zendy.io About PLANNER PLANNER stands for Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North-Eastern Region (PLANNER). The convention of this event aims to explore latest tools and techniques, especially ICT applications, that are influencing today’s library management. The event will focus on promoting library automation and networking, particularly in North-Eastern India, and offer participants a chance to learn new skills and address current issues in library services. To learn more, please visit: https://planner.inflibnet.ac.in/
Zendy is exhibiting at THE Digital Universities Arab World
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Zendy Signs Agreement With Legal Publisher, Lexxion
[Dubai, August 2024] - Zendy has signed an agreement with Lexxion, a leading academic publisher that specialises in research in the field of law. This agreement enables Lexxion’s diverse collection to be discoverable to Zendy’s growing user base of over 600,000 readers from 200 countries and territories. Berlin-based publisher Lexxion was established in 2000 and has since built a valuable reputation in disseminating academic research on the EU’s legal and regulatory system. Working with academic institutions and leading law firms across the globe, Lexxion hosts scholarly literature that addresses challenges and pivotal research in European legal systems. “We are happy to partner with Lexxion to bring an influx of legal academic research on Zendy. Integrating Lexxion’s scholarly content on Zendy will not only diversify the research already available on Zendy but accelerate our mission in making academic research accessible everywhere across all disciplines.” said Zendy Co-founder, Kamran Kardan. This partnership with Lexxion facilitates Zendy’s mission to expand the content on its digital library and take further steps towards creating a more equitable research discovery ecosystem. Zendy recently announced a series of new partnerships with IntechOpen, IEEE, IT Governance Publishing, and IGI Global. About Zendy: Zendy is a product of Knowledge E. Since its inception in 2019, Zendy has connected over 600,000 users to academic journals, proceedings, articles, e-books, and more. Zendy is an AI-powered library that is on a mission to make academic literature more affordable and accessible for students, researchers, and professionals worldwide. Zendy recently launched ZAIA - Zendy’s AI assistant for research. ZAIA is a domain specific Large Language Model designed to help researchers deepen their knowledge base credible answers backed by references. To learn more, visit www.zendy.io. About Lexxion: Lexxion is an academic publisher that specialises in legal research. Since its establishment in 2000, Lexxion has worked with academic institutions and leading law firms to disseminate quality academic content that addresses legal frameworks in the EU. To learn more, visit www.lexxion.eu/en/